The Gore District Council is made up of 11 Councillors and a Mayor. The Mayor is elected district-wide. Here you can find out how to contact your councillor and the Code of Conduct they work by.

This is where you will find information about how the Council works, our meetings and agendas, and the management team.

Here you will find out all about our youth council, its meetings and what it does during the year.

A good chinwag has always been at the heart of community. We recognise this and seek to revive the art of conversation with the introduction of a new community digital newsletter, ChinWag. It will replace our monthly Noticeboard page and the Hokonui Herald.

Road conditions, tenders and all the latest public notices can be found here

Find out about your rates, rates rebates and payment options as well as search our properties database.

A good chinwag has always been at the heart of community. We recognise this and seek to revive the art of conversation with the introduction of a new community digital newsletter, ChinWag. It will replace our monthly Noticeboard page and the Hokonui Herald.

Dogs in the Pound

If your dog is lost, it may be in the Council's pound. We can impound dogs that are straying or wandering.

If your dog has been impounded, you will need to pay the impounding fees to claim it. The fees range from $50 to $150, and help to cover the costs of looking after your dog while it is in the pound. There is also a $15 per day sustenance fee.

If your dog is not registered and gets impounded, you will need to pay the registration fee as well as any impoundment fees before we can release your dog.

The registration year begins on 1 July. All dogs impounded after this date, including during the month of July, will need to be registered for the upcoming year before they are released.

You can pay impounding fees at our main administration office, in Bowler Avenue, Gore.

You must get your dog microchipped before we release it from the pound if:

your dog is unregistered when it gets impounded or

it gets impounded twice after 1 July 2006.

If you don't pay the fees within seven days of your dog being impounded, we may adopt it out or euthanise it.

You can contact our dog control officer by phoning 209 0330 or 0800 467 333.